Meitingen

With the construction of the hydro-electric power plant of the Lech-channel the industrialization of Meitingen started.

Max-Josef Metzger, a Roman Catholic priest, founded the Christkönigshaus ("House of Christ the King").

Because of his dedication in the international peace movement, Metzger, who last worked in Berlin, was a thorn in the flesh of the National Socialists.

His gravestone, a memorial tablet at the Christkönigshaus, the name of a street and of the secondary school remember his dedication.

Through an exchange program, every year pupils from France visit the secondary school of Meitingen.

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Coat of Arms of Augsburg district
Coat of Arms of Augsburg district